Welcome to Kindergarten!
If you have any questions or concerns please contact me:
apotts@northschuylkill.net or
(570)874-3661 Ext. 3245

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Weeks of November 21-December 2, 2016

Kindergarten News

Monday,
Nov. 21st will be Day 6—Computers.Tuesday, Nov. 22nd will be Day 7-Library book
exchange (PACK BOOKS)!Wednesday, Nov. 23rdwill
be a rotation day –Day 8 and students will have Art **Please note the change from the monthly calendar.

THERE WILL BE NO WRITTEN
HOMEWORK 11/18-11/28!Enjoy your holiday with
Family & Friends!

In
Reading the next story will be Jack and
the Beanstalk.It is a modern
fairy tale.For Phonics we will be
reviewing letter Ii and its short and long sounds and learning the letter Bb
and its sound as in boy and balloon.We will be discussing more with realism
and fantasy.Keep
practicing ALL high frequency words.

AR/Book
Buddy recording sheets for November will be due back to school on Wednesday,
November 30th.Any student who reaches
the goal of 15 books will receive a Pizza Hut Book It slip and a treat from
Mrs. Potts.

In
Math we will be working with Topic 4; Compare and Order Numbers 0-10.Review the daily practice pages with
your child, practice counting to 100 by 1’s and 10’s, review 2 and 3 dimensional
shapes and identifying and writing numbers 0-20.

1st Trimester
report cards for grades K-4 will be sent home on Monday, November 21st.Keep in mind the report cards are standards-based.Students were graded on the standards
to met by the end of Kindergarten, so
if your child scored Below Basic or Basic he/she will have until the end of
Kindergarten to become Proficient, which is the desired “grade”.(**At this point in time
for Kindergarten students are often being prompted and working on basic skills,
and not yet ready for higher level thinking skills needed to be considered
Advanced).Proficient is our goal for mastery of
concepts and skills. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to
contact Mrs. Potts @ apotts@northschuylkill.net or 570-874-3661, Ext. 3245.

On
Tuesday, November 22nd, a letter to Santa will be coming home for
you to complete with your child.Please return this letter by
Tuesday, November 29th.The letters will be picked up at school on
Friday, December 2ndby Chase’s mom, Ms. Edmondson-who is a
local mail carrier, and taken directly to Santa at the North Pole!**Please be sure to address the envelope
to SANTA and include a RETURN ADDRESS.

**We
will continue preparing for “Thanksgiving”.We will make a Thanksgiving bracelet and will also discuss
being “thankful”.Your little “Pilgrim” will be ready
with a poem to feast on Turkey Day!!

The
Kindergarten Field trip to see the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble will be on
Thursday, December 1st.Students are asked to wear a polo shirt and dress code approved bottoms
or better!This means that students may wear Christmas dresses, suits, etc… (Even
if they aren’t dress code appropriate).Please remember that we are going to the theatre and we will
be representing NS.Students
should NOT wear gym clothes on the field trip!!We will be leaving the school PROMPTLY at 9 AM and returning
at approximately 12:30 PM.Please
make sure your child is on time for school!We will be eating a regular school lunch after our field trip.Please plan your child’s lunch as you
normally do.

**Boys
and girls are bringing home their “change of clothing” bags so they can be UPDATED
for the change of seasons – NO SHORTS.Please be sure to RETURN your child’s bag ASAP.

There will be an early dismissal on Wednesday, Nov. 23rd @ 12:00.(There
will be NO Breakfast or Snack)

School will be CLOSED Thurs.,
Nov. 24th through Mon., Nov. 28th.School will reopen on Tues., Nov. 29th
and it will be Day 9—Gym class so students will need sneakers
and gym attire, 11/29.**Please
note the change from the monthly calendar.